ornitoloģija

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately from modern Latin ornithologia, coined by Ulisse Aldrovandi from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος (ornithológos),[1] from ὄρνις (órnis) and λόγος (lógos) with the suffix -ία (-ía) (Latvian -ija).

Noun

ornitoloģija f (4th declension)

  1. ornithology (science that studies birds)
    ornitoloģija ir bioloģijas nozareornithology is a branch of biology

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
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